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- [uhn-kuh n-ven-shuh-nl]
- /ˌʌn kənˈvɛn ʃə nl/
- /ˌʌn.kənˈven.ʃən.əl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhn-kuh n-ven-shuh-nl]
- /ˌʌn kənˈvɛn ʃə nl/
Definitions of unconventional word
- adjective unconventional not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material. 1
- adjective unconventional not usual or traditional 1
- adjective unconventional person: not conformist 1
- adjective unconventional If you describe a person or their attitude or behaviour as unconventional, you mean that they do not behave in the same way as most other people in their society. 0
- adjective unconventional An unconventional way of doing something is not the usual way of doing it, and may be rather surprising. 0
- adjective unconventional not conforming to accepted rules or standards 0
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Origin of unconventional
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; un-1 + conventional
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Parts of speech for Unconventional
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unconventional popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
unconventional usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unconventional
adj unconventional
- avantgarde — the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
- birdy — (rare) Alternative spelling of birdie.
- brand new — entirely new.
- causal — If there is a causal relationship between two things, one thing is responsible for causing the other thing.
- causative — Causative factors are ones which are responsible for causing something.
adjective unconventional
- alternative — If one thing is an alternative to another, the first can be found, used, or done instead of the second.
- atypic — nonconforming or not typical
- cuckoo — A cuckoo is a bird that has a call of two quick notes, and lays its eggs in other birds' nests.
- extreme — Reaching a high or the highest degree; very great.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
Antonyms for unconventional
adj unconventional
- accepted — Accepted ideas are agreed by most people to be correct or reasonable.
- all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
- boilerplate — A boilerplate is a basic written contract that can be used to make many different kinds of contracts.
- button down — (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
- buttondown — (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
adjective unconventional
- archetypal — Someone or something that is archetypal has all the most important characteristics of a particular kind of person or thing and is a perfect example of it.
- archetypical — Archetypical means the same as archetypal.
- customary — Customary is used to describe things that people usually do in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
- isolationist — a person who favors or works for isolationism.
- mainstream — the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend: the mainstream of American culture.
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